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“Maybe there isn’t such a thing as fate. Maybe it’s just the opportunities we’re given, and what we do with them. I’m beginning to think that maybe great, epic romances don’t just happen. We have to make them ourselves.”
― Cress
― Cress
“Heroes aren't always the ones who win," she said. "They're the ones who lose, sometimes. But they keep fighting, they keep coming back. They don't give up. That's what makes them heroes.”
― City of Heavenly Fire
― City of Heavenly Fire
“Guys," Grover said. "What's the name of the last Roman king?"
I thought. "Ta ... hmm. I just had it, and now it's gone. Ta-something."
"Taco?" Grover said helpfully.
"Why would a Roman king be named Taco?"
"I don't know." Grover rubbed his stomach. "Because I'm hungry?"
Curse the satyr. Now all I could think of was tacos.”
― The Burning Maze
I thought. "Ta ... hmm. I just had it, and now it's gone. Ta-something."
"Taco?" Grover said helpfully.
"Why would a Roman king be named Taco?"
"I don't know." Grover rubbed his stomach. "Because I'm hungry?"
Curse the satyr. Now all I could think of was tacos.”
― The Burning Maze
“Lex malla, lex nulla,” said Julian with a regretful wave of his hand. It was the Blackthorn family motto: A bad law is no law.
“I wonder what other family mottoes are,” Emma mused. “Do you know any?”
“The Lightwood family motto is ‘We mean well.’ ”
“Very funny.”
Julian looked over at her. “No, really, it actually is.”
“Seriously? So what’s the Herondale family motto? ‘Chiseled but angsty’?”
He shrugged. ‘If you don’t know what your last name is, it’s probably Herondale’?”
Emma burst out laughing. “What about Carstairs?” she asked, tapping Cortana. “ ‘We have a sword’? ‘Blunt instruments are for losers’?”
“Morgenstern,” offered Julian. “ ‘When in doubt, start a war’?”
― Lord of Shadows
“I wonder what other family mottoes are,” Emma mused. “Do you know any?”
“The Lightwood family motto is ‘We mean well.’ ”
“Very funny.”
Julian looked over at her. “No, really, it actually is.”
“Seriously? So what’s the Herondale family motto? ‘Chiseled but angsty’?”
He shrugged. ‘If you don’t know what your last name is, it’s probably Herondale’?”
Emma burst out laughing. “What about Carstairs?” she asked, tapping Cortana. “ ‘We have a sword’? ‘Blunt instruments are for losers’?”
“Morgenstern,” offered Julian. “ ‘When in doubt, start a war’?”
― Lord of Shadows
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